Issue 337: July/August 2018

Private Equity’s Profit Charade

Private equity's seemingly high returns have been attributed to "freedom" from regulation. But, however explained, there is the question of how real the private equity profits have actually been.

Workplace Solidarity in the Equitable Economy

Jane Paul

Second in an article series: An Equitable Economy Rises in Los Angeles. Read more »
Pay No Attention to the Inequality
Behind the Curtain!

John Miller

Corporate critics cry foul when SEC releases CEO pay data. Read more »
Neutralized

Rob Larson

Big Tech’s Retreat from Net Neutrality | Read more »
Why Is the Fed Increasing Interest Rates?

Arthur Macewan

Dear Dr. Dollar: Why is the Federal Reserve raising interest rates? What’s the impact? | Read more »

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the regulars

editor’s note This Is Your Economy On Corporate Rule
the short run
two cents
in reviewCatherine P. Mulder, Transcending Capitalism Through Cooperative Practices | Steve Keen, Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis?
economy in numbers The Fiscal Crisis of the State?

Taxing the Top

Mass Deportations Drain Economic Growth

Private Equity’s Profit Charade

Issue 337: July/August 2018

Available only in the print edition:

the regulars